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My grandmother Emmy recently passed away and whilst collecting all the photos I could of her to preserve her memory, it served to remind me of the real power behind the medium of photography.
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40 responses to “The Most Powerful kind of Photography”
that is a good reminder to all of us. thank you
My condolences. I totally agree with your thoughts. I've said for years that we never know the value of a photograph when we make it.
Of course, a corollary of this is that the images must be preserved. The photo album or even the shoebox at the back of the wardrobe are things of the past, and for most people, images last only as long as their iPhone remains intact or a currently fashionable social network stays in business.
Thank you for making me stop, think and reflect. This is so true.
Poignant. Profound. Vital. Thank you
Beautiful. Prayers for you and your family!
Beautiful and straight from the heart. Thanks for the perspective.
Wow. What a message. We have all lost someone and wished we had more photos of them.
Fantastic video sir, thanks for the feels and the inspiration. Well done
Emmy’s name was just heard around the world.
Thanks for sharing this.
I’m sorry for your loss. What a beautiful tribute you’ve made. Touching and moving. Thanks for sharing such a personal story while giving us (your viewers) something to think about.
My condolence to you. I'm glad you have the happy memories.
Thanks for sharing about your grandmother and your loss and how important the photos are of her are to you and your family. It's a beautiful reminder to take photos of loved ones when we can.
So sorry for the loss of your Grandmother. My deepest condolences. Great video. Sometimes as photographers, we lose sight of the true power of this medium, the ability to save precious moments spent with those we love.
Great reminder Sean. I was was doing some portraits just yesterday for a couples 10th anniversary. I do tintypes and the 10th wedding anniversary is 'tin', so they wanted to remember the occasion in that medium. As you know, the wet plate process can be challenging at best. I was not having a great time with the shoot due to weather and chemistry issues and I struggled to get an image, we did get 5 decent (to me) plates at the end of it. The thing is that I became more focused on the process, less on the couple, which probably took away from their experience. In pursuit of perfection in an imperfect photographic process, I missed out on making the experience all it could be. Such a very valuable lesson that you just gave me, thank you! (in the end they were very happy with the results)
In between the cameras I wanted and the cameras I had, I too lost a few noble souls. Lost the time.. and the space. Thank you for bringing this through. I am not a Youtuber with followers. These days, even words of wisdom need 5G spectrum to pass through. And I am glad that at the least one of such is making a fair attempt at it.
Such a beautiful vídeo!
so very sorry for your loss, Sean
Thanks for this, Sean. I was born into a family that took a LOT of photos. They didn't save so many negatives, but they took a lot of photos. Much time is spent trying to figure out who's who.
I'm sorry for your loss. Your nan was born a few days before my father, and he's been gone now ten years. Time doesn't necessarily make coping with the loss any easier, but certainly we can all be thankful for the time we've had.
Peace.
❤️
Thanks for the reminder of what's important.
Spot on. Not just a professional photographer, but one of the most impassioned and articulate philosophers of photography.
Sorry for your loss. What a beautiful tribute.
My condolences to you and your family. As always, a great video.
So sorry for your loss, Sean. Thank you for turning your difficult experience into an important lesson for all of us. It was also brought to mind for me as I watched the documentaries after the passing of our Queen Elizabeth II. Such a rich photographic history that is now most important.
Sean, this was tremendous, thank you. A grandmother who gave a grandson love and affection the way she did, I imagine she was a large part of you becoming the upright individual that you are as a man…thank you for giving us a glimpse of yet another part of the prism of your art …and your life…
Such a wonderful video Sean and a loving tribute to your grandmother. So sorry for your loss. I love the way you tell a story and the quotes you include that have so much meaning. Sending love and hugs. XOX
Almost 100 years, wow!
I'm really glad you had your grandmother during that time, Sean. My own grandmother definitely stepped in and played a similar role in my life back then. I might not have made it without her. I need to visit my folks and get their photos out of storage.
Like photography itself, your posts are food for the soul, Sean. Much appreciated.
An excellent reminder. I took a spur-of-the-moment portrait of a dear friend at the end of a coffee date in December. She was going home to her parents for Christmas, and we made some tentative plans to meet up on her return – but we were to never see each other in person again – she died from young-onset bowel cancer less than three weeks later. Take a camera with you everywhere (even your phone), and if you think about taking a photo of a loved one, do it! Don’t brush it off. It might be the last time you see them alive!
yes.
Photography stops time. I’ve found it’s the most mundane, everyday, moments that mean the most down the road. Great episode as always!
As usual, a very insightful and meaningful video. Thank you for sharing. Condolences on the passing of your grandmother.
Thanks for sharing that moving story.
Absolutely just lost my father and boy how the photographs are now so important even the bad ones. Thanks for sharing.
Brillant talk! I always appericate you and your videos. Thanks for always bring us back.
This was beautiful. You need to warn people to have tissues handy, though. I went through a bunch over the course of this video.
Roughly one year ago I took a photograph of my brother and his wife with my new to me 4×5 film camera. After developing it I was somewhat disappointed that I had not absolutely nailed focus and overall the image was not particularly remarkable. In May of this year I lost my brother after an extremely short battle with cancer. When I revisited my previous image I was genuinely amazed at just how wonderful it was. Any shortcomings were completely obliterated by the memory it captured and the fact it was one of the last images taken of him. Thanks for this video message Sean and I am sorry for your loss and comforted by your memories.
Just beautiful Sean.
Matriarchs, Elephant or Human we need them as a compass, their wisdom based on having been where we are, your loss, my condolances, this reminder , my gratitude Sean. I have an image of 3 Pelikans in flight one behind the other rising, it immediately takes me back to memories of my Grandad , he had 3 porcoline geese on the wall, strange how the little things are really the big things and an example of what makes a photograph special and personal, context.